diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
index 52da10f624308..c09370eab319b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
@@ -2474,8 +2474,6 @@ void enetc_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	enetc_setup_interrupts(priv);
 
-	enetc_enable_tx_bdrs(priv);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->bdr_int_num; i++) {
 		int irq = pci_irq_vector(priv->si->pdev,
 					 ENETC_BDR_INT_BASE_IDX + i);
@@ -2484,6 +2482,8 @@ void enetc_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 		enable_irq(irq);
 	}
 
+	enetc_enable_tx_bdrs(priv);
+
 	enetc_enable_rx_bdrs(priv);
 
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(ndev);
@@ -2552,6 +2552,10 @@ void enetc_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	enetc_disable_rx_bdrs(priv);
 
+	enetc_wait_bdrs(priv);
+
+	enetc_disable_tx_bdrs(priv);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->bdr_int_num; i++) {
 		int irq = pci_irq_vector(priv->si->pdev,
 					 ENETC_BDR_INT_BASE_IDX + i);
@@ -2561,10 +2565,6 @@ void enetc_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 		napi_disable(&priv->int_vector[i]->napi);
 	}
 
-	enetc_wait_bdrs(priv);
-
-	enetc_disable_tx_bdrs(priv);
-
 	enetc_clear_interrupts(priv);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(enetc_stop);